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Songpa-gu to hold logistics center disaster drill on Nov. 2
Songpa-gu will hold a disaster response drill on Nov.
2 at Seoul Logistics Complex in Seoul.
The exercise will imagine a logistics center fire spreading and part of the building collapsing, leaving workers trapped.
The complex handles a substantial share of parcel deliveries for southeastern Seoul and the country.
More than 500 people from 18 organizations will take part, including local officials, emergency services, the military and Korea Electric Power Corporation.
The drill is part of South Korea's 2026 Safe Korea exercise.
The planned exercise will take place at 2 p.m.
Songpa-gu will hold a disaster-response drill on Nov. 2 at the Seoul Logistics Complex.
The exercise will simulate a fire at a logistics center, a partial building collapse and workers becoming trapped.
More than 500 people from 18 organizations are expected to take part.
The drill is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. in Jangji-dong, Seoul.
- Who
- Songpa-gu and more than 500 participants from 18 organizations, including local emergency services and the Seoul Logistics Complex.
- What
- A disaster-response drill simulating a logistics-center fire, building collapse and trapped workers.
- When
- Nov. 2 at 2 p.m.
- Where
- The Seoul Logistics Complex in Jangji-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul.
- Why
- To conduct a disaster-response safety exercise; a more specific reason is not stated.
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Songpa-gu announced it would hold the drill on Nov. 2.
The drill is scheduled to take place at the Seoul Logistics Complex.
- Scheduled date
- Nov. 2
- Scheduled time
- 2 p.m.
- Location
- Seoul Logistics Complex, Jangji-dong
- Participants
- More than 500 people from 18 organizations
- Scenario
- Logistics-center fire, partial building collapse and trapped workers